Abbotsford, B.C.
- Hospital and cancer centre project
Aboriginal Affairs, Select Standing Committee on
- Activation for examination of treaties, petition tabled (MacKay) 9451, 9475, 9523, 9556, 9602
- Activities during 36th parliament (Lali) 8756
- Meetings during Nisga'a treaty process (de Jong) 8898 (Fraser) 8898
- Role in B.C. treaty process (de Jong) 8277, 8899 (Fraser) 8276-8, 8346, 8898-9, 9433 (Horgan) 8765, 9448-9
Aboriginal enhancement agreements See Education of first nations people
under Education
Aboriginal nursing strategy See Nurses
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Ministry of
Aboriginals See First nations
Accenture Business Services Ltd.
ACE-IT program See Training programs, career technical training programs
under Skills training
Achieve B.C. See Communications
under Government
An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament
- (Bill 1) (Attorney General) 1R, 5264-5
- Debate, speakers (Oppal) 5264-5
- Effectiveness (Farnworth) 6008-9
An Act to Prohibit the Capture of Wild Birds of Prey
- (Bill M230) (Sather) 1R, 9415
- Debate, speakers (Sather) 9415
- Purpose of bill (Sather) 9415
Action Schools B.C. initiative See Education
ActNow B.C., Minister of State for
Acupuncture
Adams, Ron
- Comments on tax reductions (Bennett) 6688-9
Address from the Bar of the House
Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne See Throne speech debate
under Speech from the Throne
ADHD (Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder)
Administrative Tribunals Act
Adoption See also Foster care
- Adoption expense tax credit (Taylor) 5957
- Adoptive families (Bloy) 9147
Adult basic education See Education
Adult guardianship See Guardianship
Adult Guardianship and Planning Statutes Amendment Act, 2007
- (Bill 29) (Attorney General) 1R, 6922; 2R, 8525-7, 8529; C, 8617-29, 8695-703; 3R, 8704; RA, 9424
- Amdts: sec. 45 (Oppal) 8702, approved 8702; sec. 52 (Oppal) 8702, approved 8703; sec. 87 (Oppal) 8703, approved 8703
- Debate, speakers (Krog) 8526-7, 8617-29, 8695-703 (Oppal) 6922, 8525-6, 8529, 8617-29, 8695-703 (Trevena) 8628, 8695, 8699-700
- Definitions
- Purpose of bill (Oppal) 6922
- Regulations (Krog) 8699
Advanced education See Post-secondary education
Advanced Education, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Research and Technology
- Estimates
- debate 6882-93, 6907-19, 6953-78, 7030-54
- speakers (Bains) 7039-42 (Coell) 6882-3, 6885-93, 6907-19, 6953-78, 7030-54 (Fleming) 6884-93, 6907-19, 6953-66, 6971-8, 7031-9, 7042-54 (Trevena) 6968-71 (Wyse) 6966-8
- Accomplishments and goals (Coell) 6882
- Communications (Coell) 6919 (Fleming) 6918-9
- Reporting (Coell) 6955 (Fleming) 6960
- Risk management practices (Fleming) 6955
Advertising
Aerospace industry
Aerospace Industry Association of British Columbia
- Concerns re government promotion of aerospace industry (Kwan) 8042
AES Wapiti Energy Corporation
Africa
Aga Khan
- Position as spiritual leader and philanthropic work (Nuraney) 9515-6
Aggregate industry See Mines and mining industry
Aging See also Seniors
Agricultural Land Commission
- Applications from B.C. Rail See Communication with Agricultural Land Commission on land acquisitions under British Columbia Rail Properties Ltd.
- Budget (Bell) 5906
- Decisions
- Expropriation of land for road through blueberry farm See Formosa Nursery
- Governance and structure (Lali) 8758
- Mandate (de Jong) 8553-4
- Preservation (Krog) 6396
- Role (Bell) 5914 (Evans) 5914
- Role in removal of land from agricultural land reserve See B.C. treaty process, transfer of lands from agricultural land reserve under First nations – Treaties; Removal of land from reserve, process under Agricultural land reserve
Agricultural land reserve
Agricultural Land Reserve Protection Act, 2007
- (Bill M224) (Gentner) 1R, 9055
- Debate, speakers (Gentner) 9055
- Purpose of bill (Gentner) 9055
Agriculture
- Berry farming industry See Food industry
- Bird cannons (Bell) 6035 (Evans) 6035
- Chemical use See also Pesticide use on fruits and vegetables below under this main heading
- Commodity groups (Bell) 5913
- Crop insurance See Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers below under this main heading
- Crop protection measures See also Bird cannons above under this main heading
- Direct marketing and farmers markets (Bell) 6027-30 (Robertson) 6028-30
- Direct marketing and farmers markets, meat products (Evans) 8638, 8675-7
- Education programs See Project Agriculture program under School district 91 (Nechako Lakes)
- Employment See Workers below under this main heading
- Employment, memorandum of understanding See Industry in B.C., memorandum of understanding below under this main heading
- Environmental farm planning (Bell) 6032
- Equine dentistry, court case (Bell) 6038 (Evans) 6038
- Farm practices, complaint process and appeals (Bell) 8081-2 (Evans) 8081-2 (Oppal) 7916
- Farmers
- farmers market nutrition and coupon pilot project See Food industry
- farmers markets See Direct marketing and farmers markets above under this main heading
- institutes and associations (Bell) 5912-3 (Evans) 5910
- negotiations with government (Evans) 5910
- Farm-gate sales See Direct marketing and farmers markets above under this main heading
- Farmland
- acceptable use of land (Bell) 5922 (Evans) 5922
- acceptable use of land, case See Candy Land
- availability (Roddick) 5269
- farm status and property assessments (Karagianis) 7926 (Robertson) 7925
- long-term lease of unused portions of land (Krog) 7918 (Oppal) 7917
- owner-builders on farmland (Coleman) 7969 (van Dongen) 7971-2
- protection See also Removal of land from reserve under Agricultural land reserve
- relationship to food security See Security of supply in B.C. under Food
- Farms in B.C. and government support (Bell) 6037 (Evans) 6037
- Farms in B.C., role of small farms (Routley) 9516
- Farmworkers See Workers below under this main heading
- Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers See also Canadian agricultural income stabilization program
- compensation for wildlife damage (Bell) 6033-5 (Evans) 6033-5
- crop insurance in Alberta and B.C. (Bell) 6102 (Evans) 6102
- programs (Horning) 5652
- Food production See Food; Food industry
- Government committee and public consultation (Evans) 5911
- Government plan (Bell) 5773, 7693
- Government support (Evans) 5909, 6683-4
- Greenhouse industry, emission regulation (Simpson, S.) 5844
- History (Rustad) 6682
- Impact of climate change See Climate change
- Impact of trade agreements See Impact on agriculture industry under General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; International trade agreements under Exports and imports
- Importance (Roddick) 7085-6
- Industry in B.C.
- Insurance for farmers See Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers above under this main heading
- Livestock See Livestock industry
- Netting as crop protection See Crop protection measures above under this main heading
- Organic industry in B.C. (Bell) 6032
- Pesticide use on fruits and vegetables See also Chemical use above under this main heading
- Pesticide use on fruits and vegetables, federal limits (Bell) 7755 (Simpson, S.) 7754-5
- Products, niche products in B.C. (Bell) 5925
- Promotion of B.C. products See also Buy B.C. program; Locally grown food under Food
- Public awareness (Evans) 5910
- Site inspections See Workers, employment standards, enforcement and inspections below under this main heading
- Tree fruit industry See Food industry
- Urban agriculture and community gardens See Community gardens under Food
- Wildlife damage, compensation to farmers See Financial assistance and insurance programs for farmers above under this main heading
- Workers
- Workers, employment standards and safety
- agricultural compliance team (Dix) 5935-6 (Ilich) 5935-6 (Puchmayr) 5935
- call for independent inquiry (Evans) 6306-7
- call for public inquiry (Farnworth) 5989, 6069 (Les) 5989
- complaints (Ilich) 5878 (Puchmayr) 5877-8
- deaths and injuries (Bell) 6154 (Ilich) 6068
- education for workers on rights and safety (Bell) 6109 (Chouhan) 6109
- employment standards and safety (Bains) 6990-1, 8163 (Chouhan) 6987-9, 8167 (Hawes) 6989-90 (Lekstrom) 6992 (MacKay) 6993-4 (Puchmayr) 6994-5 (Roddick) 6989 (Rustad) 6991-2 (Wyse) 6993
- employment standards and safety during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (Chouhan) 6988
- enforcement and inspections (Bell) 6153 (Chouhan) 6068 (Ilich) 5878-9, 5937-8, 6068 (Puchmayr) 5878-9, 5937-8, 6068, 6153
- government policy (Bains) 6070 (Bell) 6154 (Chouhan) 6068 (Dix) 6071, 6155-6 (Evans) 6069, 6154 (Farnworth) 6069, 6154 (Ilich) 6067, 6069, 6154 (James) 6067-8, 6152 (Kwan) 6069-70 (Lali) 6070, 6155
- NDP proposals (Puchmayr) 6306
- posting of information in workplace (Ilich) 5884 (Puchmayr) 5884
- safety (Bell) 6100 (Evans) 6101 (Ilich) 6069-70, 7377 (James) 6067 (Puchmayr) 7377, 7753
- safety, legislation See Workers Compensation Act Amendment Act, 2007
- standards during NDP administration (Chouhan) 6153 (Evans) 6068-9 (Ilich) 6069
- transportation regulations and vehicle inspections (Chouhan) 7753 (Ilich) 5934-6, 6068 (Puchmayr) 5898, 5934-6, 6303
- transportation regulations and vehicle inspections, violation incident (Falcon) 7752-4 (Farnworth) 7754 (James) 7752 (Puchmayr) 7753
- union and workers' recommendations to government (Bell) 6306-7
- vehicle accident in 2003, government action on coroner's report and Workers Compensation Board recommendations (Chouhan) 5988, 6306, 6624 (Evans) 6069 (Farnworth) 5989 (James) 5987-8 (Lali) 5988 (Les) 5987 (Puchmayr) 5988, 6624, 7377
- vehicle accident in 2003, workers compensation coverage (Ilich) 5935 (Puchmayr) 5935
- vehicle accident near Sumas (Bell) 6070, 6100, 6306 (Chouhan) 6306
- vehicle accident near Sumas, government handling of families' concerns (Chouhan) 6624, 7753 (Ilich) 6624
- vehicle accident near Sumas, investigation (Chouhan) 9600 (Les) 5898-9, 5987-9, 9600 (Puchmayr) 5898
- vehicle inspections, government action See also Roadside inspections under Automobiles
- violation reports from WorkSafe B.C. See Farmworker safety violation reports under WorkSafe B.C.
- Youth involvement (Bell) 5906
Agriculture and Lands, Ministry of
- Estimates
- debate 5905-32, 5970-81, 6019-43, 6100-13
- speakers (Bell) 5906-7, 5911-31, 5970-81, 6019-43, 6100-13 (Brar) 6113 (Chouhan) 6109-10 (Chudnovsky) 5920-1 (Evans) 5907-15, 5920-3, 5926-7, 5931-2, 5978, 5981, 6021-5, 6027-8, 6032-40, 6101-4, 6113 (Fraser) 5977 (Gentner) 5916-20 (Horgan) 5923-5 (Robertson) 6025-31, 6040-3, 6104-5, 6110-3 (Routley) 5927 (Sather) 5915-6, 5980-1, 6019-21 (Simons) 5925-6, 5930-1, 6105-8 (Simpson, B.) 5927-31, 5970-7, 5979-80
- Accomplishments, goals and responsibilities (Bell) 5906-7, 5912
- Agriculture planning (Bell) 6026-7 (Robertson) 6026
- Budget (Bell) 5906, 6031
- Integrated land and resource registry See Land use
- Integrated land management bureau See Integrated land management bureau
- Meetings with Agricultural Land Commission on planning for agricultural land in lower mainland (Evans) 5911-2
- Meetings with Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority's Agriculture Advisory Committee (Bell) 5912-3 (Evans) 5912-3
- Minister's role as advocate for farmers (Bell) 5914-5 (Evans) 5914-5
- Report on food self-reliance for B.C. (Lali) 8758
- Role as advocate for wine industry (Bell) 6025-6
- Role in B.C. Rail–CN Rail negotiations See Sale, negotiations under British Columbia Rail
- Services and staffing in rural areas (Horning) 5652
- Staffing and succession planning (Bell) 6036 (Evans) 6036
- Work on climate change issues (Bell) 6031
- Work with federal government on agricultural policy framework (Bell) 6027-8
Agriculture Day
Agrifood industry See Food industry
Agritourism See Tourism
Ahousat, B.C. See also Flores Island
- Access to services and supplies, impact of fuel costs (Fraser) 8262-3
- Services for disabled child (Christensen) 8492 (Fraser) 8491-2
- Transportation infrastructure and issues (de Jong) 8261-2 (Fraser) 8261-2, 8350-1
AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
- Fundraising for African AIDS organizations (Macdonald) 8736
- Organizations, funding (Abbott) 7865-7 (Fleming) 7865-6
- Risk factors (Kwan) 6380
- Work of service organizations (Mayencourt) 5658
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.
- Forest licence (Simpson, B.) 7936
Air
Air – Greenhouse gas emissions
- Cap on emissions (Penner) 9486-8 (Robertson) 9487-8 (Simpson, S.) 9486
- Cap-and-trade systems See Emissions trading systems under Climate change
- Credits for emission reduction projects See Carbon offsets under Climate change
- Data collection See also Registry below under this main heading
- Emission levels in B.C. (Horgan) 9491 (Penner) 9489, 9491 (Robertson) 9489
- Emissions during B.C. Liberal Party and NDP administrations (Bond) 5574 (Krog) 5292 (Penner) 5288 (Rustad) 9405
- Emissions from air travel (Macdonald) 9384
- Emissions from automobiles See Emissions under Automobiles
- Emissions from industries based on fossil fuel consumption (Robertson) 7925
- Emissions from oil and gas industry See Emissions under Oil and gas
- Emissions from power generation (Simpson, S.) 9379
- Emissions from transportation (Cubberley) 9400, 9500
- Legislation See also Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
- Monitoring and standards (Falcon) 6505 (Penner) 7218-9 (Simpson, S.) 7218-9
- Monitoring technology (Sultan) 9387
- Reduction
- economic opportunities (Sultan) 9387-9
- initiatives See also Green initiatives under Cities and towns
- initiatives, NDP position (de Jong) 5874
- legislative committee proposal (Robertson) 9495
- partnership with Pacific coast states (Throne speech) 5260
- reduction (Penner) 9368
- reduction in government operations See Operations, carbon neutrality under Government
- reporting (Penner) 9371, 9493-6 (Robertson) 9493-5
- targets See reduction targets below under this main heading
- Reduction targets
- accountability (Macdonald) 9384
- baseline (Horgan) 9491-2 (Penner) 9411, 9481-3, 9491-2 (Robertson) 9482-3, 9492 (Simpson, S.) 9481
- implementation (Simpson, S.) 9380
- international standards (Penner) 9483 (Robertson) 9482
- legislation See also Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
- public consultation (Penner) 9484-5 (Robertson) 9495 (Simpson, S.) 9484-5
- public response (Campbell) 8324
- requests for information (Penner) 7211-7 (Simpson, S.) 7211-7
- targets (Campbell) 8232-3, 8239-40 (James) 9398-9 (Lekstrom) 5403-4 (McIntyre) 9381-2 (MacKay) 7898 (Neufeld) 7161-3 (Oppal) 5860 (Penner) 7143-4, 9265, 9315, 9369-70, 9478-80 (Puchmayr) 9393 (Robertson) 9392 (Rustad) 9404-5 (Simpson, S.) 5306, 5631, 6507-8, 9265, 9372, 9379, 9478-80 (Throne speech) 5259-61
- time line (Campbell) 8322-8 (Hayer) 5410 (James) 8322-5 (Lali) 5343 (MacKay) 5459 (Penner) 7179-80, 7184, 7219, 7221 (Robertson) 5335-7 (Simons) 5575 (Simpson, B.) 5604 (Simpson, S.) 7179-81, 7219-21, 9484
- Registry See also Western regional climate action initiative under Climate change
- Role of local government (Wyse) 7678-9
- Role of vehicle emissions and volume (Simpson, S.) 9378
- Statistics See Data collection above under this main heading
- Tracking of emissions (Falcon) 6508 (Simpson, S.) 6508
- Zero emission requirement for new projects (MacKay) 5460
Air ambulance service
Air India bombing See Terrorism
AirCare program
- Government support (Gentner) 9409
Aircraft
- Helicopter industry (Polak) 5584
Airports
- Infrastructure investment (Falcon) 6267-8
Alaska
Albeluhn, Elmer
- Financial obligations re former spouse (Trevena) 6259
Alberni Valley
- Forest industry in area, review (Coleman) 6845-6 (Fraser) 6845-6
- Logging activities by TimberWest Forest Corp. See Logging activities in Alberni Valley under TimberWest Forest Corp.
Alberni-Clayoquot regional district
- Relationship with Maa-nulth First Nations (de Jong) 9584 (Fraser) 9584
Alberni-Qualicum constituency and area
- Aboriginal education agreements (Cantelon) 8566
- Alberni Valley wrestling program (Fraser) 6620
- Child care services in area (Fraser) 5365-6
- Impact of logging activities on environment (Fraser) 7407 (Simpson, B.) 6857
- Primary health care services in Qualicum Beach area (Abbott) 7716 (Fraser) 7715-6
- Visits by Forests Minister (Coleman) 6845-6 (Fraser) 6845-6
Alberta
Albo, Al and Fanny
- Couple's separation in health care facilities (Abbott) 5369-70 (Conroy) 5369 (Puchmayr) 5548
- Couple's separation in health care facilities, review of case and implementation of recommendations See Transfer of seniors away from home communities, implementation of recommendations under Health – Continuing and long-term care
- Life and accomplishments of Fanny Albo (Conroy) 5367
Alcan (Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd.)
Alcohol
Aldergrove, B.C. See Fort Langley–Aldergrove constituency and area
Aldonas, Grant
Alert Bay, B.C.
- First nations culture and history (Kwan) 8788
- First nations facilities (Trevena) 8600-1
- Smoking areas in legion, petition tabled (Trevena) 9266
Alexis Creek, B.C.
Allergies
- Anaphylaxis preparedness
- Anaphylaxis prevention (Cubberley) 7591 (Simpson, S.) 6470-1
- Anaphylaxis risks (Cantelon) 8222 (Cubberley) 8218-9
All-terrain vehicles See Automobiles
Alouette Home Start Society
- Community outreach workers (Sather) 5839
Alpine resorts See Mountain resorts
under Resorts
ALR See Agricultural land reserve
Alsager, Judy
- Mother's care at seniors facility (Wyse) 8692
Alty Conservancy
- Establishment (Penner) 7399
Alzheimer's disease See also Dementia
- Medication, coverage See Coverage under Pharmacare program
- Medication, studies (Abbott) 7775-6
- Programs and services for patients, funding (Abbott) 8521 (Kwan) 8521
Amazay Lake See Duncan Lake (Amazay Lake)
Ambleside beach See West Vancouver–Capilano constituency and area
Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia
- Concerns about ambulance service (Dix) 7846-7
Ambulance service
- Air ambulance (Abbott) 7822
- Ambulance dispatch protocol for fire calls (Macdonald) 7435 (Simpson, B.) 7436
- Calls, redirection See Government review and service changes below under this main heading
- Emergency backup plans for dispatch stations (Abbott) 7842-3 (Wyse) 7005, 7842-3
- Government review and service changes (Abbott) 7846-7, 7849 (Dix) 7814, 7816, 7845-9
- Paramedics (Abbott) 7814, 7818-9, 7844-5, 7847-8, 7850 (Dix) 7813-4, 7847-50 (Trevena) 7844-5 (Wyse) 5641
- Policy on return of discharged patients to home communities See British Columbia Ambulance Service
- Response times (Abbott) 7815, 7848-9 (Dix) 7814-5, 7848
- Service (Abbott) 7436, 7817 (Dix) 7816-7
- Service in rural B.C. See Health care services, ambulance service under British Columbia – Northern and rural B.C.
- Vehicles (Abbott) 7813, 7845 (Dix) 7813, 7845
American Association for Justice
- 2010 conference at Vancouver Convention Centre (Hagen) 7824-5
Anaphylactic Student Protection Act, 2007
Anaphylaxis See Allergies
ANAVETS See Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada
Anderson, Keith
- Comments on funding for Fraser Health Authority, government release of letter (Dix) 7433-4
- Work as interim chief executive officer at Fraser Health Authority (Abbott) 7603
Animals
Ann Elmore Transition House, Campbell River, B.C.
- Project Clothesline event (Trevena) 7086
- Services (Trevena) 9595
Antifreeze
- Ban See Ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze under Safety
- Propylene glycol antifreeze, use as alternative to ethylene glycol antifreeze (Cantelon) 8683-4 (Farnworth) 8684-5 (Fraser) 8681-2
- Use in automobiles See Antifreeze under Automobiles
Apple farming See Tree fruit industry
under Food industry
Apprenticeship See Skills training
Aquaculture
- Fish farms, fish feed, potential contamination (Bell) 7754 (Robertson) 7754
- Geoduck aquaculture
- government consultation with Sunshine Coast communities See Powell River-Sunshine Coast constituency and area
- government promotion (Bell) 6113 (Robertson) 6113
- impact of climate change (Austin) 5453
- impact on environment (Bell) 6111 (Robertson) 5478, 6111
- licence applications, involvement of wild harvesters group See Involvement in geoduck aquaculture applications under Underwater Harvesters Association
- licence approval process and first nations consultation (Bell) 5478-9, 6040-3, 6106-7, 6112 (Robertson) 5478, 6040-3, 6112 (Simons) 5477-8, 5575, 6105-6
- licences (Bell) 6111 (Robertson) 6111
- pre-seeding harvest of wild stocks (Bell) 6042-3, 6110 (Robertson) 6042-3, 6110
- Public consultation, government consultation of first nations See Consultation by government on aquaculture issues under First nations
- Use of plastics, impact on marine environment (Bell) 6112-3 (Robertson) 6112-3
Arar, Maher
Architects
- Legislation, amendments (Oppal) 6123
Armed forces
- Afghanistan mission, support services (Roddick) 8734-5
- Deaths of forces members in Afghanistan (Cantelon) 5277
- Overseas troops commended (Rustad) 5615
Armenian genocide
Armoured-car guards
Armstrong, Lance
- Cancer research fundraising (Hawkins) 7751 (Simpson, B.) 8518
Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada
- North Vancouver branch, activities (Whittred) 8888
Arrow Lakes
- Causeway construction, status (Bell) 6032-3 (Evans) 6032
Arrow Lakes power project See Keenleyside Dam
Artibise, Alan
- Comments on Jumbo Glacier Resort (Sultan) 6562
Arts and culture
Arts Council See British Columbia Arts Council
Arts Now See 2010 Legacies Now
under Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
Asbestos
- Diseases caused from asbestos exposure (Puchmayr) 7891-2
- Exposure of workers See Exposure to asbestos and compensation for related diseases under Workers
Ashcroft, B.C.
- Smoking ban in legions, petitions tabled (Fraser) 9323 (Wyse) 8694
Ashlu Creek
Asia See Asia-Pacific region; Role as gateway to Asia Pacific
under British Columbia
Asian Canadians See also Chinese Canadians
- Contributions to B.C. economy (Kwan) 5690
- Contributions to cancer charities See Services and fundraising activities under Canadian Cancer Society
- Disenfranchisement of Asian Canadians in B.C. (Bains) 6379 (Hayer) 6379
- Past discrimination in Canada (Kwan) 5690
- South Asians
- attacks on South Asian seniors See Violence under Surrey, B.C.
- family violence prevention (Brar) 5408
- gang activity (Brar) 5407-8
- history in Canada (Brar) 8657-8
Asian Heritage Month
Asia-Pacific gateway strategy See Pacific gateway initiative and projects
under Transportation; Role as gateway to Asia Pacific
under British Columbia
Asia-Pacific initiative See Trade between B.C. and Asia
under Exports and imports
Asia-Pacific region
- B.C. role as gateway to Asia Pacific See Role as gateway to Asia Pacific under British Columbia
- Lunar new year celebrations (Lee) 5476
- Trade with B.C. See Trade between B.C. and Asia under Exports and imports
Asia-Pacific Trade Council
- Report recommendations, implementation See also Trade between B.C. and Asia, Asia-Pacific initiative under Exports and imports
- Work (Lee) 5638
ASPECT See Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training
Assanand, Shashi
- Work on immigrant issues (Whittred) 8631
Assembly of First Nations
- Role in treaty negotiations (de Jong) 8552
Assessment Act
Assessment Authority Act
Assessment of property See Property tax
Assessment Statutes Amendment Act, 2007
- (Bill 32) (Minister of Small Business and Revenue) 1R, 7084; 2R, 7922-7; C, 8023-31; 3R, 8031; RA, 8477
- Debate, speakers (Gentner) 8025-7 (Karagianis) 7926-7, 8027-31 (Robertson) 7923-6, 8023-5 (Thorpe) 7084, 7922-3, 8023-31
- Definitions
- "eligible port land" (Gentner) 8025 (Thorpe) 8025
- "farm" (Karagianis) 7926 (Robertson) 7925 (Thorpe) 7923
- "strata accommodation property" (Robertson) 8023
- Purpose of bill (Thorpe) 7084
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
- Mandate (Coell) 6482-3 (Horgan) 6482-3 (Oppal) 6123
- Position on trade, investment and labour mobility agreement (Chong) 7678
Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training
- Meeting with Employment and Income Assistance Minister (Brar) 6255 (Richmond) 6255-6
Atira Women's Resource Society
- Facilities and services (Hayer) 5701
- Funding (Chong) 7629 (Trevena) 7629
Atlin, B.C.
- Land use plan, draft framework agreement involving Taku River Tlingit First Nation, petition tabled (MacKay) 8549
Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder See ADHD (Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder)
Attorney General, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Multiculturalism
- Estimates
- Accomplishments, goals and responsibilities (Oppal) 7956-7
- Budget (Krog) 7958-9 (Oppal) 7956, 7958-9
- Energy conservation measures (Krog) 7958 (Oppal) 7958-9
- Legal advice to cabinet ministers (Oppal) 7992 (Ralston) 7992
- Performance measures (Krog) 7958 (Oppal) 7958, 7962 (Simons) 7962
- Role of Attorney General (de Jong) 8003 (Karagianis) 6842 (Simpson, B.) 8003
- Staff thanked (Oppal) 5858
Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2007
ATVs See All-terrain vehicles
Atwal, Rashpal See Treatment of benefits applicants, case
under WorkSafe B.C.
Auditor General
- Appointment (Fleming) 8237
- Appointment, committee process See Appointment of Auditor General under Public Accounts, Select Standing Committee on
- Appointment, government action (Ralston) 5507-8
- Appointment of acting Auditor General (de Jong) 8451
- Establishment (Fleming) 9343-4
- Funding for office (Farnworth) 6010 (Fleming) 6006
- Oversight of 2010 Olympic Winter Games See Costs and funding, review by Auditor General under Olympic Games – 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler
- Oversight of Vancouver Convention Centre expansion project See Expansion project, review by Auditor General under Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
- Reports and reviews
- recommendations for alternative service delivery contracts (Ralston) 7567 (Taylor) 7567
- recommendations for public-private partnership reporting requirements (Ralston) 7567-9 (Taylor) 7568-9
- report on B.C. treaty process (Austin) 8769 (de Jong) 8265, 8342-5 (Fraser) 8267, 8342-5, 8563 (Karagianis) 8639 (Robertson) 8785 (Routley) 8706 (Simpson, S.) 8609 (Thorne) 8761 (Wyse) 8719
- report on B.C. treaty process and new relationship with first nations (Coons) 8651 (Fraser) 9434-5 (James) 9445
- report on ferry system restructuring (Coons) 6288-90, 6295, 6333 (Falcon) 6288-89
- report on government financial reporting practices (Ralston) 5439-40
- report on post-secondary seat expansion (Coell) 6893, 6914, 6953-6, 6959-60, 6962 (Fleming) 5623, 6891-3, 6911, 6913-4, 6953-5, 6958-60
- review of Partnerships B.C.'s report, Achieving Value for Money: Abbotsford Regional Hospital Cancer Centre Project See Report on Abbotsford hospital and cancer centre project, review by auditor general under Partnerships British Columbia
- review of Partnerships B.C.'s report on Sea to Sky Highway upgrade project See Report on Sea to Sky Highway upgrade project, review by Auditor General under Partnerships British Columbia
- reviews of public-private partnership reports (Ralston) 7560 (Taylor) 7560
- Reports tabled
- 2006-07 annual report (Speaker) 8495
- 2006-07 report No. 10, Follow-up of 2004-2005 Report 2: In Sickness and in Health: Healthy Workplaces for British Columbia's Health Care Workers (Speaker) 5434
- 2006-07 report No. 11, Infection Control: Essential for a Healthy British Columbia (Speaker) 6359
- 2006-07 report No. 12, Switching Tracks: A Review of the B.C. Rail Investment Partnership (Speaker) 6600
- 2007-08 report No. 1, Special Audit Report to the Speaker: The Financial Framework Supporting the Legislative Assembly (Speaker) 7188
- 2007-08 report No. 2, The Child and Youth Mental Health Plan: A Promising Start to Meeting an Urgent Need (Speaker) 8495
- 2007-08 report No. 3, A Review of the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project: Governance and Risk Management (Speaker) 8827
- 2007-08 report No. 4, Follow-up of 2004-2005 Report 3: Preventing and Managing Diabetes in British Columbia (Speaker) 9619
- 2007-08 report No. 5, Preventing Fatalities and Serious Injuries in B.C. Forests: Progress Needed (Speaker) 9619
- 2007-08 report No. 6, Literacy: Creating the Conditions for Reading and Writing Success (Speaker) 9619
- service plan, 2007-08–2009-10 (Speaker) 5632
- Role (Farnworth) 6010 (Fleming) 8236-7
- Role in government spending (Trevena) 8151
- Selection by committee See Selection of new Auditor General under Public Accounts, Select Standing Committee on
Aung San Suu Kyi
- Role in campaign for democracy in Burma and arrest by government (Fraser) 8445
Austin Heights Business Improvement Association
- Proposal for association (Thorne) 9056
Australia
- Child care system (Trevena) 9042-3
Autism
- Intervention services (Christensen) 5394, 8391
- Intervention services, funding and responsibility (Christensen) 8415 (Karagianis) 8414-5 (Reid) 8394 (Trevena) 8394
- Services and supports (Bennett) 8967
Automobiles
- All-terrain vehicles See also Off-road vehicles below under this main heading
- legislation (Hagen) 7798 (Macdonald) 7798
- Antifreeze, safety See also Ban on ethylene glycol antifreeze under Safety
- Automobile industry, response to environmental safety requirements (Cantelon) 8684 (Farnworth) 8685 (Krog) 8686
- Booster seats, government distribution (Bains) 8780 (Coons) 8780 (Farnworth) 8742, 8781 (James) 8778-9 (Kwan) 8836 (Reid) 8741-2, 8778-81, 8835-6 (Trevena) 8741-2, 8779-80, 8835
- Booster seats, regulations (Black) 6366
- Costs and infrastructure needs (Puchmayr) 9291
- Driver's licences, fees (Routley) 5696
- Driver's licences, requirements for foreign representatives (Farnworth) 6598, 7009-10 (Krog) 6600 (Les) 6065, 6597-8, 7009-10
- Emissions
- Fuel standards See Low-carbon fuel standard for passenger vehicles under Fuel
- Hybrid vehicles
- affordability (Karagianis) 5387
- government fleet (Penner) 7180
- plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (Sultan) 9388
- taxation (Fleming) 5620 (Penner) 7132 (Taylor) 7564 (Throne speech) 5260-1
- Hydrogen vehicles (Horgan) 7359 (Neufeld) 7358-60
- Insurance, impact of child support enforcement on insurance brokers (Krog) 7921, 8090-1 (Oppal) 8090-1
- Insurance, impact of trade agreement with Alberta See Trade, investment and labour mobility agreement (TILMA)
- Licence plates, commemorative plates See Sponsorship agreement for Olympic Games under Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- Motorcycles See Motorcycles
- Number and use in B.C. (Simpson, S.) 6509-10
- Off-road vehicles, management (Bennett) 8211-3 (Simpson, B.) 8212-3
- Roadside inspections (Chouhan) 5988 (Chudnovsky) 7837 (Falcon) 6476, 7837 (Puchmayr) 7837
- Safety programs, booster seats for children See Booster seats above under this main heading
- Taxation, tax on high-priced vehicles (Ralston) 7564-5 (Robertson) 5831 (Taylor) 7564-5 (Thorpe) 5831
- Taxi industry See Taxi industry
- Tickets for offences, delivery and dispute process (Krog) 7922, 8092 (Oppal) 7920, 8092
- Tires, taxation of roadside tire service See Roadside tire service under Sales tax
- Traffic fines, return of revenues to local governments See Revenues under Government – Local government
- Use reduction initiatives (Falcon) 6511-2 (Simpson, S.) 6510-2
- Vehicle lease and rental companies, liability issues (Krog) 7917-8, 8082-4, 8087 (Les) 8082-3, 8086-7 (Oppal) 7917
Auvinen, Carole
- Surgery waiting time (Sather) 5432
Avalanches
- Avalanche awareness and safety (Sultan) 5367
Ayre Manor, Sooke, B.C.
- Seniors housing construction (Horgan) 5670